Friday, April 05, 2019

Musicians from around the world and guitar lovers from all over New
England will gather this weekend at the University of Rhode Island for
the fourth URI Guitar Festival, says Helena Touhey, Special to the Independent

Beginning tomorrow evening, the fourth annual URI guitar festival is a three-day event featuring performances by world class musicians in a variety of genres. In this photo, mandolinist Jacob Reuven performs with URI’s Adam Levin, the artistic director of the festival, during last year’s event.Photo: Courtesy The University of Rhode Island

The guitar is a world class
instrument and a global phenomenon that resonates with people, said Adam
Levin, the organizer of the event who aims to make the instrument and
its music accessible to everyone.

“There’s a thirst for this kind
of artistic expression,” he said by phone earlier this week. Levin is a
music instructor at the university and a classical guitarist who
performs regionally and internationally. He’s excited to host another
festival, which he said has expanded even more since last spring.

The
festival brings together musicians and guitar enthusiasts for three
days of concerts, classes and camaraderie. This year’s event will begin
Friday, April 5 and conclude the evening of Sunday, April 7, and
highlight a range of music, from electric guitar to jazz guitar,
classical music to electronica, and even a Greek guitarist paired with a
Spanish Flamenco guitarist from Russia.

Among the artists
featured are Gaelle Solal of France, Dimitris Kotranakis of Greece,
Maarten Stragier of Belgium, Scott Borg of Australia, Grisha Goryachev
of Russia, Robert Bekkers of the Netherlands, Clarice Assad of Brazil,
and Matthew Rohde, Eric Zillmer, Regina Campbell, Mark Davis, Josh Bell,
David Veslocki, all from the United States...

Two lectures are also part of the weekend program. On Saturday,
Regina Campbell, a physical therapist, will present on “Making Music and
Avoiding Injury,” and on Sunday Dr. Eric Zillmer, a sports
psychologist, will present on “Music, Psychology, and Maximizing
Performance.”

Levin said these topics are intended to shed light
on the mental and physical well-being of musicians, elements often
ignored amidst long hours of practicing, performing and traveling.Read more.. Source: The Independent

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